HMS Severn (1813)

Ship's plan for Severn
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Severn
Ordered	4 May 1812
Builder	Wigram, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard
Laid down	January 1813
Launched	14 June 1813
Completed	11 September 1813
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Algiers"[1]
Fate	Sold for breaking up, 20 July 1825
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Endymion-class frigate (revived)
Tons burthen	1,25487⁄94 bm (as designed)
Length	159 ft 2+5⁄8 in (48.530 m) (gundeck); 132 ft 2 in (40.28 m) (keel)
Beam	41 ft 3 in (12.57 m)
Draught	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) unladen; 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) (laden)
Depth of hold	12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Speed	14.4 knots (26.7 km/h; 16.6 mph)
Complement	300 (later 340)
Armament	UD: 28 × 24-pounder guns QD: 16 × 32-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns and 4 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Severn was an Endymion-class frigate of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1813 as one of five heavy frigates built to match the powerful American frigates. The shortage of oak meant that she was built of "fir" (actually pine), which meant a considerably shortened lifespan. Nonetheless, the ship saw useful service, especially at the bombardment of Algiers in 1816, before being broken up in 1825.